One player to mimic

Mine would have to be Allison Fisher. She is just so consistent with her routine.
Nothing fancy, just great simple billiards. Sometimes that will carry you very far.
 
i would have to say cory deuel. his stroke is phenomenal and his 9 ball break is magic. ive always enjoyed his game when hes on. only player to ever throw a shutout in the finals.
 
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1. cory deuels 9ball game
2. svb 10ball game
3. thorsten hohmanns 14.1 game
4. scott frost/gabe owens one pocket game
5. larry nevels bank pool game
6. ralf souquets demeanor
 
Interesting responses... Maybe another thread to start (if it hasn't already) would be "Build your ideal pool player". Using different components from various players in history...
 
Alex without a doubt. I am short and my shooting style and pace is alot like his, only he is about 100 times as good as I am. While I don't outright try to copy his style I do find watching him play matches helps my own game alot.
 
poolplaya said:
Why doesnt darren play svb a long set for big $? O yea cuz he would get his nutz shot off
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I think Darren's top speed is right up there with SVB's. Darren's issue is he is more of a sprinter, he can play great in short matches, as good as anyone in the world, but he cannot keep up that pace for long periods of time and loses his concentration. If Darren "could" actually play his top gear for a whole match he is certainly a threat to beat SVB.

Lets face it, the guy is a world 10-ball champ and the 2-time defending US-Open 9-ball champ, he can play...
 
Those mentioning Souquet might be interested to know that Souquet's style and demeanor are modeled after Jim Rempe, who was Ralf's mentor at one point.
 
JesseAllred said:
I would mimic Buddy Hall's stroke, Ronnie Alcano's rhythm, SVB's focus, Rodney Morris' speed, the break of Bustamante and Shane's lovechild, the determination of Pagulayan and the perfection of Allison Fisher.
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Covered very well...but I'd also like to be able to play one handed. :wink:
 
bwally said:
If you had one player to mimic your game after who would it be? I think right now for me it would have to be Darren Appleton. His technique looks like it could transfer to almost any table game from 9-ball to snooker..
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Well I have mimiced a lot of shots after alot of players and have them down pat, but I have always tried to mimic the stroke of Buddy Hall, it is by far the best overall stroke I've ever seen, and the most simple to execute.

There are alot of fantastic strokes out there but the one to emulate would be Buddy's!, but still requires lots of stroke and power........A Damn Machine!


David Harcrow
 
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Don't forget the Ginkster!

There are a few players who can be said to have "better" strokes, and to be perfectly honest I didn't really like his break--but when I'm feeling out of sorts and am looking to get back in stroke I pull up videos of the Ginkster. I still can't believe he's gone! :sad:
 
PoolBum said:
Those mentioning Souquet might be interested to know that Souquet's style and demeanor are modeled after Jim Rempe, who was Ralf's mentor at one point.
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I was just thinking about King James as well. How can one argue with his fundamentals?

Since it's not been mentioned yet in this thread, one could do far worse than mimic Mike Sigel's approach to the game as well.

Watching both of those guys I got the sense that they may never miss a ball.
 
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